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Starshield Custom Fleet Aviation Services

Awarded

SSCPA2117Federal

Contract Overview

Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.

General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA2541 Ssc Comrcl Svs Ofc Ssc CmkView Agency

NAICS

517410 - Satellite TelecommunicationsView NAICS

Place of Performance

29275, CA, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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Distribution+A_PA-2117_Starshield+Custom+Fleet+Aviation+Services+EFO_SBS005516_Redacted.pdf

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PhaseAwarded

PostedAug 25

Justification (J&A)

AwardedAug 29

Contract was awarded

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Organization & Contact Information

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA2541 Ssc Comrcl Svs Ofc Ssc Cmk

Contacts1 person available

OfficeEL SEGUNDO, CA, 90245, USA

Organization / Agency

Department Of Defense → FA2541 Ssc Comrcl Svs Ofc Ssc Cmk

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Office AddressEL SEGUNDO, CA, 90245, USA

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The Government requires subscription services to use the SpaceX Starshield (Starlink) commercial
network with their existing Starshield Tile and Tile Mini aviation-compatible terminals currently installed in their aircraft. Those terminals permit aircraft to transmit/receive information to/from the Starshield (Starlink) satellite constellation.

This action was approved under an Exception to Fair Opportunity to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) task order to SpaceX. Due to internal security and policy reviews, publication of this Exception to Fair Opportunity was required to be deferred briefly until those reviews could be completed.

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